Political journalists and Twitter: Influences on norms and practices

Parmelee, John H.

doi:10.1386/jmpr.14.4.291_1

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“…As stated previously, what time series analyses suggest is that a nonrandom relationship exists. We cannot exclude the possibility that Twitter feeds are indeed directly influencing the media agenda, especially with journalists increasingly using Twitter feeds as a source and specifically following politicians (Parmelee, ). We also cannot generalize our findings to all politicians or all elections (boyd & Crawford, ; Parks, ).…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In terms of retweets, politicians and political parties have been labeled "influentials" on Twitter (Dang-Xuan, Stieglitz, Wladarsch, & Neuberger, 2013). Further, journalists report using Twitter to find story leads, follow politicians, and equate Twitter content with other information subsidies such as campaign press releases (Farhi, 2009;Parmelee, 2013a;Parmelee, 2013b). Reporters describe Twitter as a resource to collect data, enhance audience reach, and follow the activities of high-profile news sources, the latter working to fulfill an agenda-building function (Parmelee, 2013b).…”

Section: A New Avenue For Influencementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Rise of Twitter in the Political Campaign: Searching for Intermedia Agenda-Setting Effects in the Presidential Primary

Conway

Kenski

Wang

2015

J Comput-Mediat Comm

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Questions exist over the extent to which social media content may bypass, follow, or attract the attention of traditional media. This study sheds light on such dynamics by examining intermedia agenda-setting effects among the Twitter feeds of the 2012 presidential primary candidates, Twitter feeds of the Republican and Democratic parties, and articles published in the nation's top newspapers. Daily issue frequencies within media were analyzed using time series analysis. A symbiotic relationship was found between agendas in Twitter posts and traditional news, with varying levels of intensity

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A New Avenue For Influencementioning

confidence: 99%

The Rise of Twitter in the Political Campaign: Searching for Intermedia Agenda-Setting Effects in the Presidential Primary

Conway

Kenski

Wang

2015

J Comput-Mediat Comm

289

189

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“…Twitter in particular has been posited as a new political space to disseminate information to a growing audience (Conway, Kenski and Wang, 2015: 365), becoming a reference tool for compiling information, improving the link with the public (potential voters) and following the actions of sources (Parmelee, 2013). This platform has also emerged as the most popular of the set of social networks to participate in political persuasion with the capacity to draw traffic through all the platforms, as the issues emphasised in tweets are often commented on later on radio and TV talk shows and in the press (Parmelee & Bichard, 2012).…”

Section: The Agenda Of Spanish Media Groups and The Political Agenda mentioning

confidence: 99%

Compositional visualization of intermedia agenda setting by the main media groups and political parties in the Spanish 2015 General Elections

Duatis¹,

Coenders²,

Sáez³

2018

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This article presents the compositional biplot as an innovative methodological approach to visualise intermedia agenda-setting in the study of media and political agendas in an intuitive way. As an illustration, we use a content analysis of the main Spanish media groups (RTVE, Prisa, Vocento, Unidad Editorial, COPE, Atresmedia, Planeta, Godó, Mediaset España and Libertad Digital) and political parties with a sole constituency (Partido Popular, Partido Socialista Obrero Español, Podemos, Ciudadanos and Izquierda Unida) within the framework of the 2015 Spanish general election period. Unlike traditional approaches, compositional analysis in general and the biplot in particular emphasize the relative salience of the contents within the agenda. The visualisation confirms the methodological soundness of the approach, while also providing a novel perspective of the case under study and visualizing the representation of intermedia agenda-setting.

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“…It is quite possible that the most significant changes in news-gathering techniques during the past decade have occurred because of social media (see, e.g., Greer and Yan 2010;McClure and Middleberg 2009;Parmelee 2013;Schultz and Sheffer 2012;Sheffer and Schultz 2010;Stassen 2010;White 2012). Avery, Lariscy, and Sweetser (2010, 201) posit that journalists of all stripes turn to social media for "inspiration, assistance, and information in doing their jobs."…”

Section: Social Media In News Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social networking can potentially increase the efficiency and effectiveness of investigative journalism through increased sources, greater access to information and ideas, and inexpensive labor (Nazakat 2012;Parmelee 2013;Walsh 2015;Waters, Tindall, and Morton 2010). Some similar social media newsgathering methods have been described as a form of agenda building (Bosch 2014;Jacobson 2013;Johnson 2009;Sheffer and Schultz 2010), a process in which sources send "information subsidies" to journalists to influence news coverage (Parmelee 2013, 293).…”

Section: Social Media Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Gumshoes

Abdenour

2016

Digital Journalism

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Investigative reporting is valued by consumers and journalists and is vital to a healthy democracy. However, it is a resource-and time-intensive practice that is often seen as financially inefficient. With resources dwindling at local US television stations, investigative news may be suffering. This article analyzes empirically whether social media websites help investigative reporters to do their jobs more efficiently, as has been suggested by critics and researchers. A survey (N = 165) indicated that a large majority of local television investigative journalists use social media as part of their regular newsgathering routine. When this project's results were compared to similar surveys, data revealed that a significantly greater proportion of television investigative reporters were using social media to interact with the public, to generate story ideas, and to help produce stories, compared to other types of reporters. Yet this high rate of usage did not translate into increased investigative productivity. There was no association between greater social media use and greater investigative production, and investigative reporters at resource-poor stations mostly did not report higher levels of social networking. The findings suggest that social media practices have become common among television investigative journalists, but that traditional newsgathering methods still persist.

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Political journalists and Twitter: Influences on norms and practices

Cited by 126 publications

References 12 publications

The Rise of Twitter in the Political Campaign: Searching for Intermedia Agenda-Setting Effects in the Presidential Primary

The Rise of Twitter in the Political Campaign: Searching for Intermedia Agenda-Setting Effects in the Presidential Primary

Compositional visualization of intermedia agenda setting by the main media groups and political parties in the Spanish 2015 General Elections

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